# Incident 20070829022189I: Mooney M20F, Martinsburg, WV, August 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2007, 12:00 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERN WV RGNL/SHEPHERD FLD (MRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3420N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 120 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070829022189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS COMING IN OVER THE CONSTRUCTION AREA (MRB RUNWAY HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND USABLE WAS REDUCED TO 2300 FEET) AND, JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO FLARE, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUGHT HIS EYE. THIS DISTRACTION CAUSED HIM TO LAND HARD DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND MAIN GEAR DOORS. CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF PENALTY CLAUSES IN THE CONTRACT TO RE-WORK THE MRB RUNWAY AND RAMPS. IF NOT COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 2007, A FIVE FIGURE PENALTY PER DAY WILL BE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS PRODUCING FAST AND FRENZIED ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELLED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE UNEXPECTED WHENEVER FLYING.

## Other reports on N3420N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840807040739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840807040739A), Aug 7, 1984: Mooney M20F (N3420N), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot shortened approach due to thunderstorms moving in. Floated down runway, then rolled off hitting wire fence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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